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OPM opens 60-day comment period on tribal employer FEHB application form

Office of Personnel ManagementConsultationOct 19, 2026

Check: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is taking public comment until 2026-12-18 on the application tribal employers would file to join the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.

Read in the Federal Register

What it does

Tribes, tribal organizations, tribally controlled schools, and urban Indian organizations that carry out an () or Title V program may apply to participate in FEHB. The one-time collection asks for employer identity, representatives, key tribal personnel, billing unit and bank account information, and a tribal employer profile. Once an employer elects to participate, eligible tribal employees may enroll.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.

Who it covers: Tribal governments, Urban Indian organizations.

What to do next

  1. Submit any comments by 2026-12-18 through the Federal Rulemaking Portal at regulations.gov, referencing OMB Control Number 3206-NEW.
  2. Tribal employers considering FEHB participation should review the listed information categories (employer identity, representatives, key personnel, billing and bank account details, employer profile) against what their office can assemble.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Federal Register: tribal termsNoticeOct 19, 2026

    Agency Information Collection Request: Tribal Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Tribal Employer Application (3206-NEW)

    • Quoted from the source: “Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 18, 2026.”
    • Quoted from the source: “OPM is collecting information from tribal employers applying to participate in the FEHB Program under 25 U.S.C. 1647b and subpart N of 5 CFR part 890.”
    Read in the Federal RegisterU.S. government record, public domain.

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